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The biggest sports upset of the year? We'll go with Giancarlo Stanton's signing a record-setting contract with the Miami Marlins, which could happen soon. The sides are reportedly close to a deal that will exceed $300 million, and the usually stingy Marlins are wisely signing the slugger before he enters his prime years. It seemed inevitable that Stanton would ultimately land in a big market — aiming for the Green Monster for the Red Sox, slamming balls over the ivy walls for the Cubs, roaming right field for the Dodgers, earning a corny home run call from John Sterling as a member of the Yankees. Instead, he'll continue to play before sparse crowds in South Florida....

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The biggest sports upset of the year? We'll go with Giancarlo Stanton's signing a record-setting contract with the Miami Marlins, which could happen soon. The sides are reportedly close to a deal that will exceed $300 million, and the usually stingy...